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[–]MarkJefferson 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep, I have got the #6 part...My current acquaintances/coworkers think and see me as "gay"...I guess since I'm a gender non-conforming woman. My younger brother thought it was "just a phase". All of my siblings are religious and I regret telling them I was bi when I got drunk and depressed on day(loooong, long time ago).

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope they will all come around (if they haven't) to seeing bisexuality as a genuine sexual orientation they can accept.

I didn't grow up around people who are remotely religious but I'm one who dislikes to stick out in any way so I keep that aspect of my life private. Few around me need to know, really.

I think we can tack on a #7 and add "promiscuous/slutty/manwhore". Bisexuals always get told that too...

Yeah, it becomes especially apparent after a while that the Bi's people are mostly familiar with are those who make it their entire identity. And many of them are not particularly good representatives of the whole. It's almost like there needs to be some decent PR. But those who are the best representatives are those who don't want all the extra attention that comes with being a representative. And so, the stereotypes persist...